The Wonderful Wizard of Oz · chapter 2 of 25
The Big Wind
大风来了
The big wind carries Dorothy's house up into the sky. When it comes down, a little old woman thanks her for something she never did.
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- Narrator 大风带着小房子，在天上转啊转，飞啊飞。
Dàfēng dài zhe xiǎo fángzi, zài tiānshàng zhuàn a zhuàn, fēi a fēi.
The big wind carried the little house through the sky, spinning round and round, flying on and on.
- Dorothy 托托，我们在天上！艾姆婶婶和亨利叔叔都在下边……
Tuōtuō, wǒmen zài tiānshàng! Àimǔ Shěnshen hé Hēnglì Shūshu dōu zài xiàbian…
Toto, we're up in the sky! Aunt Em and Uncle Henry are both down there…
- Dorothy 托托，别去那儿！地上的小门还开着！
Tuōtuō, bié qù nàr! Dìshang de xiǎo mén hái kāi zhe!
Toto, don't go over there! The little door in the floor is still open!
- Dorothy 不好！托托掉出去了！
Bù hǎo! Tuōtuō diào chūqu le!
Oh no! Toto fell out!
- Toto 汪汪……
Wāngwāng…
Woof…
- Dorothy 托托没有往下掉！风在下边，它在风上边飞！
Tuōtuō méiyǒu wǎng xià diào! Fēng zài xiàbian, tā zài fēng shàngbian fēi!
But he isn't falling! The wind is under him, he's floating on top of it!
- Dorothy 托托，到这儿来！好……抓到了！
Tuōtuō, dào zhèr lái! Hǎo… zhuā dào le!
Toto, come here! There… got him!
- Dorothy 快关上小门！托托，你不能再去那儿了！
Kuài guānshang xiǎo mén! Tuōtuō, nǐ bù néng zài qù nàr le!
Shut the little door, quick! Toto, you are never going over there again!
- Narrator 过了很久很久，房子还在天上飞。
Guò le hěn jiǔ hěn jiǔ, fángzi hái zài tiānshàng fēi.
A long, long time went by, and the house was still flying.
- Dorothy 托托，我有点儿怕……
Tuōtuō, wǒ yǒudiǎnr pà…
Toto, I'm a little scared…
- Dorothy 这儿就我们两个了。我想艾姆婶婶，也想亨利叔叔。
Zhèr jiù wǒmen liǎng gè le. Wǒ xiǎng Àimǔ Shěnshen, yě xiǎng Hēnglì Shūshu.
It's just the two of us now. I miss Aunt Em, and I miss Uncle Henry.
- Dorothy 来，托托，我抱着你……你睡着了吗？
Lái, Tuōtuō, wǒ bào zhe nǐ… nǐ shuìzháo le ma?
Come here, Toto, I'll hold you… are you asleep?
- Narrator 多萝西抱着托托，也睡着了。
Duōluóxī bào zhe Tuōtuō, yě shuìzháo le.
Holding Toto in her arms, Dorothy fell asleep too.
- Toto 汪汪！汪汪！
Wāngwāng! Wāngwāng!
Woof woof! Woof woof!
- Dorothy 我醒了，我醒了！房子……不动了？
Wǒ xǐng le, wǒ xǐng le! Fángzi… bú dòng le?
I'm awake, I'm awake! The house… has stopped?
- Dorothy 外边好亮！托托，我们去看看。
Wàibian hǎo liàng! Tuōtuō, wǒmen qù kànkan.
It's so bright outside! Toto, let's go and look.
- Dorothy 你看！很多花，很多颜色！
Nǐ kàn! Hěn duō huā, hěn duō yánsè!
Look! So many flowers, so many colors!
- Dorothy 树上有水果，还有小鸟，还有一条小河。这儿真好看！
Shù shang yǒu shuǐguǒ, hái yǒu xiǎoniǎo, hái yǒu yì tiáo xiǎo hé. Zhèr zhēn hǎokàn!
There's fruit on the trees, and little birds, and a little river. It's so beautiful here!
- Dorothy 有人来了！三个男人，和我一样高，都穿着蓝衣服。
Yǒu rén lái le! Sān gè nánrén, hé wǒ yíyàng gāo, dōu chuān zhe lán yīfu.
Someone's coming! Three men, no taller than me, all dressed in blue.
- Dorothy 托托，他们的帽子比你还高！
Tuōtuō, tāmen de màozi bǐ nǐ hái gāo!
Toto, their hats are taller than you!
- Narrator 一个穿白衣服的老奶奶走到多萝西前边，笑了笑。
Yí gè chuān bái yīfu de lǎonǎinai zǒu dào Duōluóxī qiánbian, xiào le xiào.
A little old woman dressed in white walked up to Dorothy and smiled.
- Good Witch of the North 孩子，欢迎你来到蓝衣人的国家！
Háizi, huānyíng nǐ láidào Lányīrén de guójiā!
Welcome, child, to the land of the People in Blue!
- Good Witch of the North 谢谢你杀了东方女巫！她是一个坏女巫。你救了我们！
Xièxie nǐ shā le Dōngfāng Nǚwū! Tā shì yí gè huài nǚwū. Nǐ jiù le wǒmen!
Thank you for killing the Wicked Witch of the East! She was a wicked one. You've saved us!
- Dorothy 杀？我？我什么都没有杀过！
Shā? Wǒ? Wǒ shénme dōu méiyǒu shā guo!
Killed? Me? I've never killed anything!
- Good Witch of the North 是你的房子杀了她。你看，那儿！
Shì nǐ de fángzi shā le tā. Nǐ kàn, nàr!
Your house did. Look, over there!
- Dorothy 房子下边……有两只脚！脚上穿着银鞋！
Fángzi xiàbian… yǒu liǎng zhī jiǎo! Jiǎo shang chuān zhe yínxié!
Under the house… there are two feet! Wearing silver shoes!
What changed in the story?
- What happens when Toto falls through the little door in the floor?
“托托没有往下掉！风在下边”……“抓到了！”
- How does Dorothy feel while the house flies on and on?
“我有点儿怕……”……“我想艾姆婶婶，也想亨利叔叔”
- What does Dorothy see when she goes outside?
“很多花，很多颜色！”……“树上有水果，还有小鸟，还有一条小河”
- What does Dorothy notice about the three men?
“都穿着蓝衣服”……“他们的帽子比你还高！”
- Why does the little old woman thank Dorothy?
“谢谢你杀了东方女巫！”……“是你的房子杀了她”